Billy Lee HALE

1922 - 2004  (82 years)

• Name	Billy Lee HALE
  Born	18 Apr 1922	Garfield County, OK   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 2004	Gainesville, Cooke County, TX
  Buried	12 Nov 2004	Valley View Cemetery, Cooke County, TX
  Notes	(1) Enid News, Enid, OK, November 11, 2004: BILLY LEE HALE Billy Lee Hale, 82, Gainesville, TX, died Nov. 10, 2004, Gainesville Convalescent Center where he was given friendly, compassionate care by all. The funeral will be at Clement-Keel Chapel Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Gainesville, TX. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Gainesville, TX with military honors. Visitation will be Thursday, Nov. 11th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. He was born April 18, 1922, in Garfield County, Oklahoma, son of Don and Edna Hale. He is survived by his beloved wife of 28 years Margie Lewis Patterson Hale of Gainesville, TX. Billy took Jesus as his Saviour when he was a teenager. He was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church. His friendly spirit and gratefulness for each day and his integrity, courage and love for his Lord and his family have profoundly affected all who knew and loved him. Billy never met a stranger. He regularly donated blood to the Red Cross in Enid, OK. He belonged to a bowling league for many years in Enid. He was retired from Union Equity Office in Enid, OK, after 25 years. His favorite thing to do after retirement was sit on the couch, hold his wife?s hand, and watch ?Tool Time? on TV. He graduated from Covington High School and was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and two brothers, first wife Elma Mae Drumm Hale and second wife Esther Boese Buller Hale. He was also preceded in death by a son, Larry Bill Hale and three step-sons, Harold Buller, Larry Don and Loy Lee Patterson. Other survivors include three brothers, Joe Hale of Enid, OK, Dick Hale of Pampa, TX and Bob Hale of Sand Springs, OK; two daughters, Juna Lee Armstrong of Goodlettsville, TN, Darlene Vanlandingham of Oxnard, CA, and a son, Wilbert (Bert) Hale of De Kalb, IL; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Norma Green of Perry, OK and Nancy Hayes of Winnsboro, TX; a step-son Rodney Patterson; ten step-grandchildren, and 14 step-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Rodney Patterson, David Patterson, John Stover, Kenneth Armstrong, Mike Vanlandingham, and Jason Vanlandingham. (Paid Obit 11-11-1) (2) Funeral card: Safely Home I am home in heaven, dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in heaven at last. There is work still waiting for you. So you must not idly stand; Do it now, while life remaineth-- You shall rest in God's own land. When that work is all completed, He will gently call you home; Oh, the rapture of that meeting Oh, the joy to see you come! * * * In Loving Memory of Billy Lee Hale Date of Birth April 18, 1922 Date of Death November 10, 2004 Funeral Service Clement-Keel Chapel November 12, 2004 2 o'clock p.m. Officiating Dr. Lawrence D. Burks Interment Valley View Cemetery Valley View, Texas Service Conducted by Clement-Keel Funeral Home
  Person ID	I780	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Don Ecily HALE,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Henry County, IA ,   d. 28 Aug 1965, Covington, Garfield County, OK  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Edna Lee DeBELL,   b. 19 Nov 1890, Skidmore, Nodaway County, MO ,   d. 16 Jun 1985, Enid, Garfield County, OK  (Age 94 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1909	Enid, Garfield County, OK   [2]
  Notes	(1) Application for Marriage License STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) Garfield County ) I, Don E Hale of Garfield County, State of Oklahoma, aged 20 years, and legally competent to make and take an oath, do solemnly swear that I am acquainted with Mr. Don E. Hale and Miss Edna Debell who are parties for the marriage of whom a LICENSE is hereby applied for. The said parties, and each of them, are of sound contracting mind and unmarried and not disqualified or incapable under the law of entering into the marriage relation. That said parties are not of the relationship prohibited by law and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage. I furthermore do solemnly swear that the following schedule, containing the names of the aforesaid parties, their age, color, places of birth and residence is correct in every particular, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, to-sit: NAMES OF PARTIES Don E Hale Groom Edna Debell Bride AGE 20 18 COLOR white " PLACE OF BIRTH Iowa Mo. RESIDENCE Coldwater Okla. " " 4308 /s/ Don E. Hale Applicant Subscribed and sworn to before me, 27 July 1909 /s/ Boyd McClain Clerk _____ I, the undersigned, Father of Don E Hale named in the above application, as under marriageable age, do hereby give my consent to his marriage to Edna Debell, this 27 day of July, A. D. 1909 /s/ J F Hale Parent or Guardian (2) Marriage License STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ) ss. IN THE COUNTY COURT _____ County ) To Any Person Authorized to Perform the Marriage Ceremony, Greeting: You are hereby authorized to join in marriage Mr. Don E Hale and Miss Edna Debell of the County aforesaid, whose ages, residence, etc. are as follows: NAMES OF PARTIES Don E Hale Groom Edna Debell Bride AGE 20 18 COLOR white " PLACE OF BIRTH Iowa Mo. RESIDENCE Coldwater, Okla. " " And of this license you will make due return to my office within thirty days from this date. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in Enid in said County, this 27 day of July A.D., 1909 Boyd McClain Clerk of the County Court. Seal _____ CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE State of Oklahoma, ss. I, James B. Cullison County Judge, of Enid in Garfield County, State of Oklahoma, do hereby certify that I joined in marriage the persons named in and authorized by this License to be married, on the 27 day of July A. D., 1909, at Enid in Garfield County, Okla., in the presence of Grace Hale ) ) WITNESSES. S S Skaggs ) /s/ James B Cullison
  Family ID	F1070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elma May DRUMM,   b. 9 Jul 1918, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, OK ,   d. 25 Oct 1957, Enid, Garfield County, OK  (Age 39 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1946	Haywood, Pittsburg County, OK   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Wilbert Ecily HALE,   b. 23 Oct 1948, Marshall, Garfield County, OK ,   d. 9 Jul 2020, Ventura County, CA  (Age 71 years)   3. Living   4. Larry Bill HALE,   b. 21 Oct 1954, Enid, Garfield County, OK ,   d. 21 Dec 1989, Brighton, Monroe County, NY  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F1087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther (BULLER),   d. 20 Oct 1975, Clarkeville, Montgomery County, TN
  Married	1 Aug 1958  [1]
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F1131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Marjorie PATTERSON
  Married	23 Jan 1976
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F1090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Nita (Debell) Price. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Oklahoma CountyMarriages, 1891-1959: Name: Don E Hale Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 27 Jul 1909 Event Place: Garfield, Oklahoma Age: 20 Race: Birth Date: Estimated Birth Year: 1889 Marriage License or Bond Date: Place of Marriage License or Bond: Garfield, Oklahoma Father: J F Hale Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Edna Debell Spouse's Titles & Terms: Miss Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1891 Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 1398698 Digital Folder Number: 4532285 Image Number: 00057.